Among the 18,000 photographs that were submitted, only 10 won the top prizes. Image Credit: National Geographic/Anuar Patjane
A recent photo contest for travellers held by National Geographic has declared its winners and to say the photos are stunning would be the understatement of the year.
Among the 18,000 photographs that were submitted, only 10 won the top prizes. Winners will travel to exotic locales like Costa Rica, the Panama Canal and Yellowstone National Park in USA for photography expeditions.
The four categories photographers could compete in were Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place, and Spontaneous Moments, according to the
National Geographic website. So enthusiasts captured their best prospects in deserts, on snow-capped mountains and even under water to get that perfect shot.
Take a look at the well-deserved and incredible winning photo of the contest, clicked by Anuar Patjane.
This is the caption that was submitted by the photographer - Whale Whisperers: Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida ... in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico. This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as [a] natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing. Photo Credit: National Geographic/Anuar Patjane
Do check out the other nine winners of the contest by clicking
here.
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